Kevin L. Ober

Founder at

Divergent Ventures

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Kevin L.
Ober is the founder and the Managing Director of Divergent Ventures, which was founded in 2002.
He is currently the Managing Director at 5G Open Innovation Lab Llc since 2020 and a Board Member at Reniac, Inc. since 2015.
Mr. Ober previously served as an Independent Director at Internap Holding LLC from 1997 to 2013, a Director at SpaceCurve, Inc., a Director & Investor at Kodiak Data, Inc. from 2017 to 2021, and on the Board of Directors at Internap Network Services U.K.
Ltd. from 1996 to 2013.
He also held positions as Principal at Conner Peripherals, Inc. and Cercano Management LLC.
Additionally, Mr. Ober was a Vice President at Movaya Wireless, Inc. from 2008 to 2009 and an Investor and Board Member at Proximal Data, Inc. from 2013 to 2014.
He obtained his undergraduate degree from St. John's University in 1983 and an MBA from Santa Clara University in 1990.

Kevin L. Ober active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Divergent Ventures Divergent Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Divergent Ventures invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on cloud infrastructure, big data and data driven applications. It participates in early stage capital transactions.	Founder	-
5G Open Innovation Lab Llc 5G Open Innovation Lab Llc Investment ManagersFinance Functions as an alternative investment manager	Private Equity Investor	2020-01-31
Reniac, Inc. Reniac, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Designs and develops intelligent data-aware architecture for applications, servers and data stores	Director/Board Member	2015-09-30

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Former positions of Kevin L. Ober

Companies	Position	End
Kodiak Data, Inc. Kodiak Data, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides computer software development services	Director/Board Member	2021-04-21
Proximal Data, Inc. Proximal Data, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops software and storage devices to accelerate access to data	Director/Board Member	2014-11-29
Internap Network Services U.K. Ltd. Internap Network Services U.K. Ltd. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides internet connectivity services	Director/Board Member	2013-05-29
INTERNAP CORPORATION	Director/Board Member	2013-05-15
Movaya Wireless, Inc. Movaya Wireless, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides mobile software for digital goods storefront applications	Private Equity Investor	2009-12-30

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Private companies	13
Conner Peripherals, Inc. Conner Peripherals, Inc. Computer Processing HardwareElectronic Technology Manufactures electronic computers and computer storage devices	Electronic Technology
Internap Holding LLC Internap Holding LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides IT infrastructure services	Technology Services
SpaceCurve, Inc. SpaceCurve, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Provides database to store and analyze spatial and graph datasets	Technology Services
Cercano Management LLC /Private Equity/ Cercano Management LLC /Private Equity/ Investment ManagersFinance Cercano Management invests in companies located across the globe. The firm focuses on companies such as media conglomerates, energy minerals, financial services, healthcare services, life science and communication. It participates in leveraged buyouts, distressed/turnaround and early stage transactions with an investment size ranging from USD 10 to 100 million.	Finance
St. John's University St. John's University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Santa Clara University Santa Clara University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Divergent Ventures Divergent Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Divergent Ventures invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on cloud infrastructure, big data and data driven applications. It participates in early stage capital transactions.	Finance
Movaya Wireless, Inc. Movaya Wireless, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides mobile software for digital goods storefront applications	Technology Services
Proximal Data, Inc. Proximal Data, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops software and storage devices to accelerate access to data	Technology Services
Reniac, Inc. Reniac, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Designs and develops intelligent data-aware architecture for applications, servers and data stores	Technology Services
Kodiak Data, Inc. Kodiak Data, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides computer software development services	Technology Services
Internap Network Services U.K. Ltd. Internap Network Services U.K. Ltd. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides internet connectivity services	Communications
5G Open Innovation Lab Llc 5G Open Innovation Lab Llc Investment ManagersFinance Functions as an alternative investment manager	Finance